Cognitive reappraisal of low-calorie food predicts real-world craving and consumption of high- and low-calorie foods in daily life

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dc.citation.firstpage44
dc.citation.journalTitleAppetite
dc.citation.lastpage52
dc.citation.volumeNumber131
dc.contributor.authorReader, Shane W.
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Richard B.
dc.contributor.authorDenny, Bryan T.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-31T18:20:48Z
dc.date.available2018-10-31T18:20:48Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIn an increasingly obesogenic environment, an individual's regulatory capacity to pursue nutrient-rich, low-calorie foods over palatable, energy-dense items is essential to maintaining a healthy weight and preventing the detrimental health risks of obesity. Cognitive reappraisal, the process by which one changes the meaning of a stimulus by altering its emotional impact (or in this case, its appetitive value) demonstrates promise as a regulatory strategy to decrease obesogenic food consumption, but little research has directly addressed the relationship between cognitive reappraisal of food cravings and real-world eating behaviors. Additionally, research examining self-regulation of eating has typically focused exclusively on diminishing cravings and consumption of unhealthy, high-calorie foods, rather than examining, in tandem, ways to strengthen (or, up-regulate) cravings for healthier, low-calorie alternatives. In the present study, fifty-seven college aged participants first completed a cognitive reappraisal task in the laboratory in which they practiced regulating their craving responses to high- and low-calorie food items by focusing on the long-term health consequences of repeatedly consuming the pictured foods. Next, for a week following the laboratory session, participants reported daily eating behaviors via ecological momentary assessment. Participants who reported greater up-regulatory success during the reappraisal task also reported increased craving strength for low-calorie foods as well as decreased consumption of high-calorie foods in their daily lives. Greater overall regulation success also predicted more frequent consumption of craved low-calorie foods. These findings substantiate the association between cognitive reappraisal ability and real-world appetitive behaviors, and suggest that future interventions may benefit from specifically targeting individuals' evaluations of low-calorie foods.
dc.identifier.citationReader, Shane W., Lopez, Richard B. and Denny, Bryan T.. "Cognitive reappraisal of low-calorie food predicts real-world craving and consumption of high- and low-calorie foods in daily life." <i>Appetite,</i> 131, (2018) Elsevier: 44-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.08.036.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.08.036
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/103245
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier.
dc.titleCognitive reappraisal of low-calorie food predicts real-world craving and consumption of high- and low-calorie foods in daily life
dc.typeJournal article
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